Scottsville native Russell Bodine, a rising senior at Fork Union Military Academy, verbally committed to play football for the University of North Carolina on Monday.

Top-seeded Covenant repeated as VISAA Division 2 girls soccer champions with a 2-0 victory over Tandem Friends at St. Catherine’s Goochland fields on Saturday.

What had turned into something of a lost season for Western Albemarle junior Joey Manilla took another upturn on Thursday.

Miller’s girls basketball faces a tall task next year — they’ll have to replace four players who have futures tied to college basketball.

StoneBridge was simply too much for Washington and Tandem Friends in the second half in the VIS Division II semifinals held at Paul VI Catholic High School, as the Cavaliers held the Badgers to just five third-quarter points en route to a 53-31 victory.

Despite a low-scoring output from one of its best players, Tandem Friends managed to play smart, team-oriented basketball to roll past visiting Steward on Tuesday, 46-28.

Across Central Virginia, a great number of stars return this year after strong 2007-2008 campaigns.

With the majority of its starting lineup returning, the Covenant girls basketball team is poised for a repeat of last season’s performance in which the Eagles captured their third straight League of Independent Schools Division II championship.

Across Central Virginia, a great number of stars return this year after strong 2007-2008 campaigns.

Box scores from Thursday night’s prep action